title: Engineering multifunctional magnetic-quantum dot barcodes by flow focusing.
abstract: A simple one-step flow focusing method was used to embed both magnetic nanoparticles and quantum dots in microbeads in controlled ratios to generate a large library of molecular barcodes for biological applications.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering & Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, 4th floor Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada.
authors.forename: Supratim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.forename: Dawei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Warren C W
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry; D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D008280:Magnetics; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D045663:Quantum Dots; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D018036:Selenium Compounds; C044965:trioctyl phosphine oxide; C058667:cadmium selenide; C013553:hexadecylamine; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide